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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Infant (Floppy Newborn ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Congenital Myotonic ... Infant #Floppy #Newborn
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
age and muscle tone ... chest; in the hypotonic ... clinical #video #hypotonia ... #hypotonic #peds ... #pediatrics #tone
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Horner’s syndrome ... Ophthalmoplegia migraine Myogenic ... Mitochondrial myopathy • Myotonic ... retraction of one ... contralateral one
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Carpal timel syndrome ... Mild obesity, Myotonia
Tone - Arm Recoil on Physical Exam
Arm recoil tests tone and action of the biceps. The
Tone - Arm Recoil ... Arm recoil tests tone ... The hyotonic infant ... #ArmRecoil #Newborn ... clinical #video #tone
Newborn Arm Traction on Physical Exam

Arm traction is done with the baby in the supine position.
Newborn Arm Traction ... Arm traction is done ... elbow is seen in hypotonia ... #Newborn #ArmTraction ... clinical #video #tone
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
Tone - Popliteal ... It is done one leg ... would be seen in hypotonia ... PoplitealAngle #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... - Kearns-Sayre syndrome ... - Myotonic dystrophy ... Eaton myasthenia syndrome